BOS 46/09

Under the Education Act 1990 (NSW), the following applications must be submitted by 31 March 2010.

Applications from individual schools and registration systems on behalf of member schools to:

• renew registration and/or accreditation where registration and/or accreditation expires at the end of 2010
• renew exemption from registration where exemption expires at the end of 2010
• register new Years of schooling to commence in 2011
• register new schools to commence in 2011.

The requirements for registration and accreditation are detailed in the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual and the Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual.

The most up-to-date manuals and the online application forms (via RANGS Online) are available on the Board's website.

If you need assistance with RANGS Online please phone the Registration and Accreditation Branch on 9367 8432.

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BOS 45/09

The Board of Studies wishes to advise that the following unit of competency has been added to the elective pool for the Automotive School-based Apprenticeship (240 indicative hours) course.

Part A of the Syllabus for the Automotive Curriculum Framework has been updated to include this additional unit of competency. Further details are outlined in the Automotive Modification History. The updated Automotive syllabus documents are available on the Board of Studies website.

Effective: Immediately

Contact
Caraline Cloke
Senior Project Officer, Vocational Education
(02) 9367 8170
caraline.cloke@bos.nsw.edu.au

BOS 44/09

The University of New England will be delivering the HSC Distinction course in Philosophy in 2010. Students' applications should be lodged through their school principal. Application forms and information are available on the Board of Studies website.

The Cosmology Distinction course will not be offered in 2010.

Contact
Christine Jackson
Senior Policy Officer
(02) 9367 8092
christine.jackson@bos.nsw.edu.au

BOS 43/09

From 2010, students entered only for Stage 6 Life Skills courses will be exempt from the requirement to complete HSC: All My Own Work.

This change follows a Board review of the requirement that all students undertaking Preliminary or HSC courses must complete the HSC: All My Own Work program (or its equivalent) before the submission of students' Preliminary or HSC course entries.

While completion of the program will no longer be required for students undertaking only Stage 6 Life Skills courses, schools may determine that the program or an equivalent is appropriate for some of these students based on their priorities, learning and support needs.

All other students, including those studying any combination of Life Skills courses and other courses, must complete HSC: All My Own Work or an equivalent. Completion of this requirement should be certified by principals using the Data Collection function on Schools Online.

Contact: Jenny Bryant
Senior Policy Officer
(02) 9367 8106
jenny.bryant@bos.nsw.edu.au

BOS 42/09

The amended Food Technology Stage 6 Syllabus is now available on the Board of Studies website www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au

Implementation of the amended syllabus will commence with the Preliminary course in 2010.

The website contains:

• the original syllabus approved in 1999 (which remains current for the HSC course and examination in 2010)
• the amended syllabus (for the Preliminary course from 2010 and the HSC course from 2011)
• the amended syllabus with tracked changes
• a summary of changes.

Contact
Howard Kennedy
Inspector, Technology Education
(02) 9367 8246
howard.kennedy@bos.nsw.edu.au

BOS 41/09

A new version of the Information and Communications Technology Training Package (ICA05v3) has been released as part of the continuous improvement process for training packages. As a result the Board of Studies has updated the current Information Technology Curriculum Framework (2006) Stage 6 Syllabus.

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BOS 40/09

The Science Stage 6 Revised Support Document 2007 is available with each of the Stage 6 Science syllabuses in the HSC syllabus section of the Board of Studies website. It has now been updated to be consistent with the 2010 changes to assessment components and weightings for the Science Stage 6 courses and minor amendments to the Science Stage 6 syllabuses and the Science Years 7-10 Syllabus.

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BOS 39/09

Following advice to schools, colleges and Registered Training Organisations in March 2009, the Construction Curriculum Framework (approved September 2009) replaces the Construction Curriculum Framework (approved September 2004) commencing with Year 11 students in 2010.

The HSC examination from 2011 onwards will be based on the revised Construction Curriculum Framework.

The final Construction HSC examination based on the existing 2004 Framework will be in 2010.

The revised Construction Syllabus documents are available on the Board of Studies website.

The Board of Studies will send a printed copy of the Syllabus Parts A and B to all schools and TAFE NSW colleges delivering courses from the current Framework, and all teachers currently accredited to teach Construction during Term 4, 2009.

Effective: Year 11, 2010.

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BOS 38/09

Improvements to the Schools Online service will make it possible for schools to enter students for the 2010 HSC by the end of November 2009, rather than waiting until next year.

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BOS 37/09

Listed below are updated details regarding prescribed texts included in English Stage 6 Prescriptions: Area of Study, Electives and Texts, Higher School Certificate 2009-2012.

Updated versions of the entire Prescriptions document and the Prescriptions poster are available on the Board's website. These versions contain all previously notified changes to editions.

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